Bids accepted for Stuttgart Parks and Recreation work

Two bids were accepted for work at three parks within Stuttgart for $347,100 respectfully.

Leigh Kreimeier, reporter@stuttgartdailyleader.com

Visitors to Stuttgart city parks will see some improvements come next season. Two bids were accepted for work at three parks within Stuttgart for $347,100 respectfully.

The first bid went to local business Pierce and Company for $139,100. There will be an additional small shop building built on the Reinsch Complex site, along with a large pavilion.

“The large pavilion will be used for team meetings, and for inclement weather,” Stuttgart Parks and Recreation Director Mike Drewett said.

Nine other smaller pavilions will be built with the money that will be split between the Reinsch Complex, J.B. Bryant Park and John Cain Park. Another large pavilion will be built on the Stuttgart Aquatic Center site.

“They (Pierce and Company) will do site and prep work in the next weeks,” Drewett explained. “But they will be ordering the buildings, and that will hopefully be ready for ball season. “

D&D Paving, of Sheryl, Ark., received the second bid for parking lot paving work for $208,000.

“Asphalt is expensive,” Drewett said explaining the expense.

The company will pave the Stuttgart Aquatic Center parking lot, property that was recently purchased at the Reinsch Complex and another portion of the Reinsch Complex parking lot.

“A majority of the Reinsch Complex parking lot will be paved,” Drewett said.

The company plans to gravel the areas next week and let the area sit throughout the winter and begin the paving process in late February or early March, depending on the weather.